View full size Retiree Evelyn Smith, left, protests near the federal courthouse in Detroit, where the city's bankruptcy plan is under consideration, on July 3. This week, retirees voted to accept pension cuts as part of the bankruptcy plan.The Associated Press

Retired government workers in Detroit apparently have accepted the city's bankruptcy plan, which includes cuts in pension payments and is a necessary step on a "path to more normal governance," writes the Detroit News editorial board.

The Eugene Register-Guard editorial board writes about Secretary of State Kate Brown's request for a ruling by Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on whether Treasurer Ted Wheeler is eligible to run for re-election since he filled two years of former Treasurer Ben Westlund's expired term and is serving another four-year term. The state constitution says the Treasurer cannot serve more than eight years in a 12-year period. "Unless Rosenblum sees something in the Constitution that's not visible to the lay reader, Wheeler will have to find a way to deal with an accident of timing."

Jack Ohman of the Sacramento Bee writes about a dispute between the estate of John Wayne and Duke University over a bourbon called "Duke." The two sides have engaged in legal arm wrestling since 2005, lead Ohman to muse satirically: "I don't know what John Wayne would say about all this, but he would probably need a drink after he found out his company was being sued by Bruce Wayne, Wayne Newton and Wayne State University."

Robert J. Samuelson writes about the debate over whether Obamacare leads companies to create more part-time jobs and says at this point the evidence is inconclusive.